The 1988 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Daniel J. Evans decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a full term, after being appointed to the seat in 1983, and won election to a partial term that same year. Republican former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton, who had just lost a re-election bid in 1986, won the open seat.[1] As of 2023, this is the last time Washington simultaneously voted for different parties for President and for Senate, as Michael Dukakis was simultaneously carrying the state against George H. W. Bush.
^Ammons, David (November 9, 1988). "Slade Gorton runs, wins as a hard-liner". Longview Daily News. Longview, Washington. Associated Press. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Elections Search Results - September 1988 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^"Elections Search Results - November 1988 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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1988, united, states, senate, election, washington, held, november, 1988, incumbent, republican, senator, daniel, evans, decided, retire, instead, running, election, full, term, after, being, appointed, seat, 1983, election, partial, term, that, same, year, re. The 1988 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8 1988 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Daniel J Evans decided to retire instead of running for re election to a full term after being appointed to the seat in 1983 and won election to a partial term that same year Republican former U S Senator Slade Gorton who had just lost a re election bid in 1986 won the open seat 1 As of 2023 this is the last time Washington simultaneously voted for different parties for President and for Senate as Michael Dukakis was simultaneously carrying the state against George H W Bush 1988 United States Senate election in Washington 1983 special November 8 1988 1994 Nominee Slade Gorton Mike LowryParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 944 359 904 183Percentage 51 1 48 9 County results Gorton 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Lowry 50 60 U S senator before electionDaniel J EvansRepublican Elected U S Senator Slade GortonRepublican Contents 1 Blanket primary 1 1 Candidates 1 1 1 Democratic 1 1 2 Republican 1 1 3 Third party 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesBlanket primary editCandidates edit Democratic edit Mike Lowry U S Representative of the 7th congressional district 1979 1989 Don Bonker U S Representative of the 3rd congressional district 1975 1989 Republican edit Slade Gorton former U S Senator 1981 1987 Douglas J SmithThird party edit William C Goodloe Washington Taxpayer judge and lawyer Daniel B Fein Socialist Workers Party Results edit Blanket primary results 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Slade Gorton 335 846 35 90 Democratic Mike Lowry 297 399 31 79 Democratic Don Bonker 241 170 25 78 Republican Douglas J Smith 31 512 3 37 Washington Taxpayers William C Goodloe 26 224 2 80 Socialist Workers Daniel B Fein 3 312 0 35 Total votes 935 463 100 00 General election editCandidates edit Mike Lowry D U S Congressman of the 7th congressional district 1979 1989 Slade Gorton R former U S Senator 1981 1987 Results edit General election results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Slade Gorton 944 359 51 09Democratic Mike Lowry 904 183 48 91Majority 40 176 2 17Turnout 1 848 542Republican holdSee also edit1988 United States presidential election in Washington state 1988 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Ammons David November 9 1988 Slade Gorton runs wins as a hard liner Longview Daily News Longview Washington Associated Press p 5 Retrieved June 24 2022 via Newspapers com Elections Search Results September 1988 Primary Washington Secretary of State Retrieved June 24 2022 Elections Search Results November 1988 General Washington Secretary of State Retrieved June 24 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 United States Senate election in Washington amp oldid 1174193014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
